Doll&#39;s limb



March 15 1927.

l. A. ROMMER poLL's LIMB Filed Feb. 1

' INVENTOR Zia/ac fljzbmm wnmasskas ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 15,1927,

. UNITED STATES ISAAC A. ROMMER, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed February My invention relates to a means and;

'7 method for securing a dolls hand to the arm. A dolls hand is made in practice with, anintegrai tubular arm part which in the usual practice said integral arm part is formed withan external annular groove and thefabric material pertaining to'the upper arm part or stump is disposed over the grooved rear end of the tubular arm part on the hand and a tie cord, thread, or wire is wound about the said tubular the groove, thereby binding the fabricafter which the fabric is reversed.

The general object of my invention is to provide for aflixing the tubular arm part pertaining to the hand to the material of the fixed arm part Without wrapping or winding cord or the like about the same and: "whereby also to economize time and labor in securing the hand to the permanent arm part. and at the same time to effect a secure fastening of the hand in position as well as produce a neat finished product. 1

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it' being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention. 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand with an integral arm part thereon; I

Figure 2 is a side elevation of said hand and tubular arm part with a portion on said arm part in section;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the position of the hand and its integral tubular arm part as secured in'posi tion to the upper arm part or stump.

In the illustrated example of my invention the numeral 10 indicates a dolls hand; and 11,- a tubular arm part integral therewith. t V

In accordance with my invention, I employ a zone 12 of fabric within the tubular partll at the hear end and I vulcanize the outer faceof said fabric to the rubber composing the arm part 11'. The inner surface arm part at;

1, 1926. Serial No. 8530a of the'fabric l2exposed at the interior of the part 11 is not rubberized but presents Said n' atural surface,

of fabric 12, readily 7 its natural surface. presented by the zone takes glue, whereas glue will not properly adhere directly to the rubber material. I

am therefore'enabled by inserting the material of the upper arm part 13 or stump within said tubular part 11 pertaining to hand 10, to effect a firm connection between the two arm parts by a layer of glue applied to the surface of the fabric 12 which will 7 readily adhere to the material of the upper arm part 13.

The layer of glue is shown clearly in Figure 3 and indicated-by the numeral 14..

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

1. A dolls hand having a tubular part of hard rubber carrying said hand; togetherwith a fabric lining in said tubular part at the rear end, said fabric having its outer surface vulcanized to the inner surface of the rubber material of said tubular part, the inner surface of said fabric being non-rubberized to take an adhesive material for securing the'hand to the arm part.

2. A dolls hand having a tubular part'of rubber carrying saidhand; together with a fabric lining in said tubular part at the rear end, said fabric having its outer surface vulcanized to the inner surface of the rubber material of said tubular part, and an upper arm glued tosaid fabric.

3; A dolls hand having a part formed of hard rubber appurtenant to the hand at the read end; together with a fabric material applied to a lateral'surface of said hard rubber part, said fabric having its opposedsurface vulcanized to said lateral surface of the hard rubber material of said part, the exposed surface of' said fabric being nonrubberized and adapted to absorb an adhesive to secure the hand to an arm part.

ISAAC A; ROMMER. 

